General treatment for the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) may include:
- Water restriction in diet (may be kept as low as 500/600mL over 24 hours).
- High sodium and high protein diet
Medications used to treat the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) may include:
- Diuretics: furosemide (Lasix)
- Hypertonic saline 3%
- Demeclocycline (Declomycin)
- Urea
- Lithium
- Conivaptan (Vaprisol) - a non-peptide inhibitor of antidiuretic hormone. This medication is a vasopressin receptor antagonist.
- Tolvaptan (Samsca) - is a selective competitive vasopressin 2 receptor antagonist
Drug Therapies for SIADH:
General treatment for the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) may include:
- Water restriction in diet (may be kept as low as 500/600mL over 24 hours).
- High sodium and high protein diet
Medications used to treat the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) may include:
- Diuretics: furosemide (Lasix)
- Hypertonic saline 3%
- Demeclocycline (Declomycin)
- Urea
- Lithium
- Conivaptan (Vaprisol) - a non-peptide inhibitor of antidiuretic hormone. This medication is a vasopressin receptor antagonist.
- Tolvaptan (Samsca) - is a selective competitive vasopressin 2 receptor antagonist
Journal Article SIADH:
http://ckj.oxfordjournals.org/content/2/suppl_3/iii12.full